octuple

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adjective

oc·​tu·​ple

ˈäkˌt(y)üpəl

ˈäktəp-

1

: consisting of eight : being eight times as great or as many : eightfold

2

: taken by eights or in groups of eight

octuple

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noun

"

plural -s

: a sum eight times as great as another : an eightfold amount : the eighth multiple

octuple

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verb

"

octupled; octupled; octupling

-p(ə)liŋ

; octuples

transitive verb

: to make eight times as much or as many

intransitive verb

: to increase or grow to eight times as much or as many

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin octuplus, from oct- (from octo eight) + -uplus (as in quadruplus quadruple)

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